RESUMEN
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare anatomical and functional outcomes of external dacryocystorhinostomy (EX-DCR) and transcanalicular multidiode laser dacryocystorhinostomy (TDL-DCR) in patients with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO). METHODS: This study was conducted on 60 eyes of 60 patients with PANDO. The study subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Group 1 included 30 patients who underwent EX-DCR, and group 2 included 30 patients who underwent TDL-DCR. Surgery success rates were determined by patency of the neo-ostium, with free saline flow on irrigation and the absence of epiphora. RESULTS: There were 23 women (76.7%) and 7 men (23.3%) with a mean age of 47.33 ± 12.44 years in group 1, and 18 women (60%) and 12 men (40%) with a mean age of 46.2 ± 19.4 years in group 2. There was no significant difference between groups 1 and 2 with respect to age or gender (p = 0.801, p = 0.267, respectively). The mean duration of symptoms was 3.2 years, ranging from 1.5 to 5 years. The mean postoperative follow-up was 12.3 ± 2.44 months. At the end of the follow-up period, the surgery success rates were 96.7% (29/30 eyes) in group 1, and 90% (27/30 eyes) in group 2. There was no statistical difference in the surgery success rates between groups (p = 0.612). CONCLUSION: TDL-DCR is a minimally invasive and safe procedure. The lack of bleeding and incision scar and shorter operation time suggest that TDL-DCR can be a good alternative in PANDO patients.
Asunto(s)
Dacriocistorrinostomía , Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal , Conducto Nasolagrimal , Adulto , Anciano , Dacriocistorrinostomía/métodos , Femenino , Humanos , Obstrucción del Conducto Lagrimal/diagnóstico , Láseres de Semiconductores/uso terapéutico , Luz , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Conducto Nasolagrimal/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to investigate the mean platelet volume (MPV) of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Thirty patients were included in the study. Thirty healthy volunteers were recruited as the control group. All patients and control subjects underwent complete ocular examination. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet count, and MPV of the participants were recorded. Data of patients with CSCR were compared with the control subjects. Patients with CSCR had significantly higher MPV values (9.76 ± 1.36 fL) compared with the control subjects (8.37 ± 0.72 fL) (p = 0.004). No significant difference was found in platelet counts between the CSCR group and the control group (259 ± 53.75 and 243 ± 52.11 K/Ul, p = 0.253). According to the receiver operator characteristics curve analysis, the optimal cut-off value of MPV to predict the CSCR was >9.4, with 60.0 % sensitivity and 93.3 % specificity. Our results demonstrated that the MPV values were significantly higher in patients with CSCR. MPV may be used as a predictive tool for identifying risk for CSCR.
Asunto(s)
Coriorretinopatía Serosa Central/sangre , Volúmen Plaquetario Medio , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Curva ROC , Estudios Retrospectivos , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Agudeza VisualRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To describe retinal findings and spectral-domain optical coherence tomographic (SD-OCT) features of a patient with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presenting as Purtscher-like retinopathy. CASE REPORT: A 70-year-old woman presented with the emerging bilateral blurring of vision. She had been diagnosed with CCHF one week ago and hospitalized in another hospital for treatment of disease. Fundoscopy of the patient revealed cotton-wool spots, retinal whitening areas, and few retinal hemorrhages in a Purtscher-like configuration in both eyes. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography revealed inner retinal hyperreflectivity corresponding to the cotton-wool spots in both eyes, and also showed subretinal fluid in the left eye. Without any treatment retinal lesions and inner retinal hyperreflectivity on SD-OCT regressed within one month. CONCLUSION: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is known to cause mild ocular disease, and may also cause Purtscher-like retinopathy. It is important to aware of the ocular findings of CCHF.
Asunto(s)
Virus de la Fiebre Hemorrágica de Crimea-Congo , Fiebre Hemorrágica de Crimea , Enfermedades de la Retina , Anciano , Femenino , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Fiebre Hemorrágica de Crimea/complicaciones , Fiebre Hemorrágica de Crimea/diagnóstico , Humanos , Enfermedades de la Retina/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Retina/etiología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodosRESUMEN
A 59-year-old man presented with a unilateral blurring of vision in his left eye. His left eye's visual acuity was hand movements level. He underwent phacoemulsification surgery, and an intrastromal posterior chamber intraocular lens was implanted. The intrastromal intraocular lens was extracted and a new intraocular lens was implanted. Usinge the Snellen chart, the final best-corrected visual acuity was 20/40. With this case report, we wish to emphasize that a single stepwise clear corneal incision merged with wound-assisted intraocular lens injections can result in intraocular lens misdirection into the corneal stroma. As a result, while performing a misdirected intraocular lens removal, we recommend that the wound be carefully constructed.
RESUMEN
PURPOSE: To determine the association of monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with diabetic macular edema (DME) and early anti-VEGF treatment response. MATERIAL METHODS: This was a retrospective and cross-sectional study conducted with 143 patients with diabetes mellitus (53 diabetic retinopathy with DME, 38 diabetic retinopathy without DME, and 52 without diabetic retinopathy). RESULTS: 13.9 was the best cutoff value to predict DME for MHR, and 2 was for NLR (59% and 75% sensitivity and 81% and 59% specificity, respectively). Logistic regression analysis showed that NLR≥2 and MHR≥13.9 were significantly associated with DME prediction. However, neither NLR≥2 nor MHR≥13.9 was associated with central retinal thickness(CRT) or best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) outcomes after anti-VEGF treatment. On the other hand, increased NLR was associated with inferior CRT outcomes. CONCLUSION: MHR and NLR were simple and cost-effective biomarkers to predict DME. Moreover, higher NLR may contribute to poor CRT outcomes.
Asunto(s)
Diabetes Mellitus , Retinopatía Diabética , Edema Macular , Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/uso terapéutico , Estudios Transversales , Retinopatía Diabética/complicaciones , Retinopatía Diabética/diagnóstico , Retinopatía Diabética/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Inyecciones Intravítreas , Lipoproteínas HDL , Linfocitos , Edema Macular/diagnóstico , Edema Macular/tratamiento farmacológico , Edema Macular/etiología , Monocitos , Neutrófilos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Agudeza VisualRESUMEN
ABSTRACT A 59-year-old man presented with a unilateral blurring of vision in his left eye. His left eye's visual acuity was hand movements level. He underwent phacoemulsification surgery, and an intrastromal posterior chamber intraocular lens was implanted. The intrastromal intraocular lens was extracted and a new intraocular lens was implanted. Usinge the Snellen chart, the final best-corrected visual acuity was 20/40. With this case report, we wish to emphasize that a single stepwise clear corneal incision merged with wound-assisted intraocular lens injections can result in intraocular lens misdirection into the corneal stroma. As a result, while performing a misdirected intraocular lens removal, we recommend that the wound be carefully constructed.
RESUMO Um homem de 59 anos apresentou embaçamento visual unilateral no olho esquerdo. Sua acuidade visual nesse olho era no nível de movimentos da mão. O paciente havia se submetido a uma cirurgia de facoemulsificação em que foi feita a implantação intraestromal de uma lente intraocular de câmara posterior. Foi feita a extração dessa lente intraestromal intraocular e uma nova lente intraocular foi implantada. A melhor acuidade visual corrigida final foi de 20/40 pela tabela de Snellen. Com este relato de caso, os autores desejam apontar que uma incisão de degrau único em córnea clara, quando combinada com a injeção de uma lente ocular através da incisão, pode levar a um direcionamento incorreto da lente intraocular para dentro do estroma corneano. Portanto, recomenda-se uma construção cuidadosa da incisão ao se remover uma lente intraocular direcionada incorretamente.
RESUMEN
We evaluated the efficacy of Zaraccom F260 intraocular lenses (IOL) on cataract treatment in 97 adult cataract patients (114 eyes) who underwent phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. The mean preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.26 +/- 0.26 at one week 0.49 +/- 0.25 and 0.9 +/- 0.28 at follow-ups. The Zaraccom F 260 is an alternative for the patients requiring lens replacement.
Asunto(s)
Resinas Acrílicas , Materiales Biocompatibles , Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares , Lentes Intraoculares , Facoemulsificación , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Materiales Manufacturados , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Diseño de Prótesis , Turquía , Trastornos de la Visión/rehabilitación , Agudeza Visual , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To compare the effect of topical ketorolac and indomethacin on measles conjunctivitis. DESIGN: Prospective double-masked placebo-controlled randomized trial. METHODS: Sixty-two patients with severe measles conjunctivitis were included in this study. All patients were hospitalized and randomly assigned to receive ketorolac 0.5% or indomethacin 0.1% in the right eye and artificial tears in the left eye. Conjunctival hyperemia, burning sensations, foreign-body sensations, and photophobia scores were conducted at baseline and at days seven and 14. A satisfaction score was evaluated at the end of the study. RESULTS: The conjunctival injection score of the control eyes was significantly higher than those of the ketorolac- and indomethacin-treated eyes at day seven (P < .05). The conjunctival injection score of the ketorolac-treated eyes was lower than that of the indomethacin-treated eyes at days seven and 14, but this did not reach statistical significance. There was no significant difference in the burning and foreign-body sensations and in the photophobia scores among the study eyes at baseline, day seven, and day 14 (P > .05). There was no significant difference in the satisfaction score among the study eyes at the end of the study (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with measles during the first two weeks of infection, ketorolac and indomethacin were more effective than artificial tears in decreasing conjunctival hyperemia, but burning sensations, foreign-body sensations, and photophobia were unaffected.
Asunto(s)
Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/uso terapéutico , Conjuntivitis Viral/tratamiento farmacológico , Indometacina/uso terapéutico , Ketorolaco Trometamina/uso terapéutico , Virus del Sarampión/efectos de los fármacos , Sarampión/tratamiento farmacológico , Administración Tópica , Adulto , Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/administración & dosificación , Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/efectos adversos , Conjuntiva/irrigación sanguínea , Conjuntivitis Viral/epidemiología , Método Doble Ciego , Humanos , Hiperemia/tratamiento farmacológico , Indometacina/administración & dosificación , Indometacina/efectos adversos , Ketorolaco Trometamina/administración & dosificación , Ketorolaco Trometamina/efectos adversos , Masculino , Sarampión/epidemiología , Personal Militar , Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación , Soluciones Oftálmicas/efectos adversos , Soluciones Oftálmicas/uso terapéutico , Satisfacción del Paciente , Fotofobia/tratamiento farmacológico , Estudios Prospectivos , Turquía/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative topical latanoprost, bimatoprost, and travoprost administration on postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) after phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) implantation. METHODS: This prospective, randomized, double-masked study included 120 eyes of 120 consecutive, normotensive, uncomplicated cataract patients having phacoemulsification surgery with PC IOL implantation. They were randomized into 1 of 4 treatment groups, each of which had 30 patients. Two (2) h before the surgery, the patients received 0.005% latanoprost (Group 1), 0.004% bimatoprost (Group 2), 0.03% travoprost (Group 3), or placebo (Group 4, artificial tears). IOP was measured at preoperative, 4, 8, and 24 h postoperative with a Goldmann applanation tonometer. The anterior chamber was examined postoperatively 24 h for levels of cell and flare using slit-lamp biomicroscopy. RESULTS: The preoperative mean IOP was not statistically significant different among the four groups. In Groups 1 and 3, the mean IOP at 4, 8 and 24 h were significantly lower than the control (Group 4; P < 0.05). However, in Group 2, there was no significant difference in IOP during the study period, compared to the control (Group 4; P > 0.05). In addition, the mean postoperative IOP at 24 h in Groups 1 and 3 were significantly lower than the preoperative IOP (P < 0.05). No severe anterior chamber reaction was observed in any group. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that a single-dose topical of latanoprost and travoprost can prevent early postoperative IOP elevation after phacoemulsification surgery without any sideeffects.
Asunto(s)
Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Hipertensión Ocular/prevención & control , Facoemulsificación , Complicaciones Posoperatorias , Administración Tópica , Anciano , Amidas , Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico , Bimatoprost , Cloprostenol/administración & dosificación , Cloprostenol/análogos & derivados , Cloprostenol/uso terapéutico , Método Doble Ciego , Femenino , Humanos , Latanoprost , Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares , Lípidos/administración & dosificación , Lípidos/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación , Estudios Prospectivos , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/uso terapéutico , TravoprostRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To measure inner and outer retinal thickness with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients in whom intravitreal ranibizumab was administered due to diabetic macular edema (DME) and to investigate its relation to the visual prognosis. METHODS: In this retrospective case series, there were 60 consecutive eyes with DME in which intravitreal ranibizumab injection was performed for 3 times in 1-month intervals. All patients underwent full ophthalmic examination and spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT). The total retinal thickness, the inner thickness, and the outer thickness in 4 parafoveal subfields were measured. The correlation between the retinal thickness and logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was investigated. RESULTS: No significant correlation was found between the total retinal thickness in the central and other subfields and either the baseline or final visit logMAR BCVA values (p>0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between the final visit logMAR BCVA values and pretreatment inner retinal thickness in the nasal and inferior subfields (r = 0.270, p = 0.037, and r = 0.410, p = 0.001, respectively). There was significant negative correlation between the final visit logMAR BCVA values and pretreatment outer retinal thickness in nasal and temporal parafoveal subfields (r = -0.297, p = 0.021, and r = -0.268, p = 0.038, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: It could be beneficial to use inner and outer retinal thickness instead of total retinal thickness in determination of short-term prognosis in patients who had intravitreal ranibizumab injection for DME.
Asunto(s)
Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/uso terapéutico , Retinopatía Diabética/tratamiento farmacológico , Edema Macular/tratamiento farmacológico , Ranibizumab/uso terapéutico , Neuronas Retinianas/patología , Anciano , Retinopatía Diabética/fisiopatología , Femenino , Humanos , Inyecciones Intravítreas , Edema Macular/fisiopatología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tamaño de los Órganos , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Agudeza Visual/fisiologíaRESUMEN
Purpose. To compare the macular and peripapillary choroidal thickness in eyes with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and PEX glaucoma with the normal eyes of healthy controls. Materials and Methods. In this prospective study, 30 eyes of 30 patients with PEX syndrome, 28 eyes of 28 patients with PEX glaucoma, and 30 eyes of 30 age-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. Choroidal thicknesses in the macular and peripapillary areas were measured by using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Results. Gender, age, and axial length did not significantly differ between the groups (all, p > 0.05). The mean values of choroidal thickness in the macular and peripapillary areas (except the superior quadrant) in the patients with PEX syndrome and PEX glaucoma were lower compared with controls (all p < 0.05). The mean values of the macular and peripapillary choroidal thickness in the PEX glaucoma group were lower compared with PEX syndrome group; however this difference was not significant. Conclusions. The findings of this study revealed that macular and peripapillary choroidal thicknesses were decreased in PEX syndrome and PEX glaucoma cases. The role of choroid in the development of glaucomatous damage in patients with PEX syndrome remains unclear.
RESUMEN
PURPOSE: Demodex folliculorum (DF), which is frequently found in patients with chronic blepharitis, is a well-known common inhabitant of eyelash follicles. In the present study, the prevalence of DF in seborrheic blepharitis patients and controls was investigated. In addition, the associations between the presence of DF and host factors (age, sex) were analyzed. METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional study was done involving 500 cases. In all, 6000 cilia from 170 patients with seborrheic blepharitis and 330 patients with normal eyes were examined for DF. Twelve eyelash samples were epilated from each patient and examined under the light microscope. RESULTS: DF was found in 28.8% (49/170) of patients with blepharitis and in 26.7% (88/330) of controls. The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. The overall prevalence was 27.4% (137/500) in all patients. Although the prevalence of DF increased with increasing age, no significant difference was found between the age groups. There was also no statistically significant difference for DF prevalence between males (28.9%; 71/246) and females (24.1%; 61/254). CONCLUSION: Our findings show a high DF prevalence in both blepharitis and control patients and no relationship was found between the presence of DF and host factors (age, sex).
Asunto(s)
Blefaritis/epidemiología , Blefaritis/parasitología , Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/epidemiología , Infestaciones por Ácaros/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Estudios Transversales , Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/parasitología , Pestañas/parasitología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Estudios Prospectivos , Turquía/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the serum homocysteine (Hcy) and leptin levels in patients with uveitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 70 cases included in the study comprised 3 groups: patients with Behçet's uveitis (BU), patients with non-Behçet's uveitis (NBU) and healthy controls. Body mass index was calculated for each subject. Serum Hcy and leptin levels were measured. Furthermore, acute-phase reactants including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein and neutrophil count were measured. RESULTS: Serum Hcy levels were 15.04±4.59 µmol/L in the BU group, 15.4±6.87 µmol/L in the NBU group and 13.64±4.72 µmol/L in the control group (p>0.05). The serum leptin levels of male patients in the BU group, NBU group and control group were 4.76±3.54 ng/ml, 6.33±3.74 ng/ml and 5.47±6.33 ng/ml, respectively (p>0.05). When we compared serum leptin levels in female patients and controls, the mean serum leptin concentrations were significantly higher in female BU and NBU patients (24.83±17.62 ng/ml and 28.46±13.90 ng/ml, respectively) than in healthy control volunteers (9.62±6.36 ng/ml, p<0.05). In addition, the ESR value differences between groups were statistically significant (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: A larger case series is necessary to investigate serum Hcy and leptin concentrations in uveitis patients.
RESUMEN
PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the development of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). METHODS: Forty patients were included in the study. Forty age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were recruited as the control group. The RVO diagnosis was made clinically, based on the findings of fundus examination. The NLR and file records of the patients and the control group were compared. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 64 ± 12 years. Neutrophil levels were higher in RVO patients compared to the control subjects (5.1 ± 1.9 vs 3.6 ± 1.0, p<0.001). Lymphocyte levels were lower in RVO patients compared with the control subjects (2.0 ± 0.7 vs 2.6 ± 0.9, p = 0.005). The NLR was significantly higher in RVO patients compared with the control subjects (3.0 ± 2.7 vs 1.5 ± 0.3, p<0.001). According to the receiver operator characteristics curve analysis, the optimal cutoff value of NLR to predict RVO was >1.89, with 72.5% sensitivity and 100% specificity. CONCLUSIONS: The current study demonstrated that higher NLR was associated with the development of RVO. The NLR may be used as a predictive tool for identifying risk for RVO.
Asunto(s)
Linfocitos/patología , Neutrófilos/patología , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/sangre , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Recuento de Leucocitos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Curva ROC , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/diagnósticoRESUMEN
AIM: To investigate the oxidative stress status of the aqueous humor and serum of patients with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PEG) and to measure paraoxonase (PON) and arylesterase (ARE) levels. METHODS: A total of 78 patients were enrolled in the study, with 26 patients in each separate group. The patients were divided into three groups: the first group entailed PEX syndrome patients, while the second group consisted of patients with PEG and the third group involved patients with no additional systemic diseases, other than the diagnosis of cataract as control. Total oxidative stress (TOS), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), PON, and ARE levels in aqueous humor and serum were measured. RESULTS: TAC, PON and arylesterase levels in aqueous humor and serum of the PEX syndrome and PEG patients were significantly decreased compared with control group (P<0.05). TOS values were higher in patients with PEX syndrome and PEG than controls (P<0.05). TAC, PON and ARE levels of aqueous humor did not differ significantly between the PEX syndrome and PEG groups. CONCLUSION: These findings are potentially of significance and add to the growing body of evidence for oxidative stress in PEX syndrome and PEG. Decreased antioxidant defense and increased oxidative stress system may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PEX syndrome and PEG.
RESUMEN
Sneddon's syndrome is characterized by livedo reticularis and cerebrovascular lesions. We report the cases of women (mean age, 36.2 +/- 8.1 years) diagnosed with Sneddon's syndrome based on the presence of livedo reticularis and characteristic cerebrovascular findings. Seven of these patients had cerebral infarcts on cranial computed tomography scan. Antiphospholipid antibodies were positive in 6 of these cases. Three cases had abnormal levels of antithrombin III. Analyses of chromosome 6 revealed no abnormalities. In 3 of the cases, investigation of the pedigrees revealed autosomal dominant traits. Two cases had epilepsy, and 3 had migraine. One case with migraine also had myasthenia gravis. In addition, we detected inferior altudinal hemianopia in 2 cases, cognitive functional disorder in 3 and depression in 2. Based on these findings, the entire vascular, haematologic, neurologic, and dermatologic systems should be evaluated in patients diagnosed with Sneddon's syndrome.
Asunto(s)
Síndrome de Sneddon/genética , Síndrome de Sneddon/patología , Adulto , Anticuerpos Antifosfolípidos/sangre , Biopsia , Femenino , Humanos , Linaje , Síndrome de Sneddon/inmunología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/genética , Accidente Cerebrovascular/inmunología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To evaluate the short-term additive effects of latanoprost 0.005% and brimonidine 0.2%. METHODS: This study was a randomized, double-masked, cross-over study that included 32 patients (32 eyes) with primary open-angle glaucoma or exfoliation glaucoma. On baseline day, intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured at 10 AM and 11 PM. Baseline IOP values were obtained by calculating the mean values for both eyes. After this process, latanoprost 0.005% was prescribed once a day during the first 5 days at 10 PM as the first test drug. During the second 5 days, twice a day brimonidine 0.2% or a placebo, as the second test drug, was added to the latanoprost at 9 AM and 10 PM. After a 4-week washout period, latanoprost 0.005% was prescribed once a day during the first 5 days at 10 PM and during the second 5 days, the second test drug, brimonidine or a placebo, was added to latanoprost, and the two drugs were prescribed twice a day for 5 days. RESULTS: During the second 5 days, although an additional 2.53-3.10 mm Hg decrease in IOP was determined in the latanoprost+brimonidine group, there was no additional decrease in the latanoprost+placebo group. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that brimonidine and latanoprost have an additive IOP-lowering effect in open-angle glaucoma patients in the short term.
Asunto(s)
Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Quinoxalinas/administración & dosificación , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Tartrato de Brimonidina , Método Doble Ciego , Esquema de Medicación , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Femenino , Humanos , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Latanoprost , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
PURPOSE: In this study, we aimed to investigate the apoptotic effects of topical antiglaucoma medications on the conjunctival epithelium. METHODS: A total of 65 patients were included in the study. Thirty patients were included in the first group who had received antiglaucomatous therapy before trabeculectomy. In the second group, 20 patients who had received no drugs before trabeculectomy were included, while the third group underwent only cataract surgery as control. During the surgery, 2 x 4 mm conjunctival samples were harvested from the upper bulbar conjunctiva. The mean apoptosis rate was calculated by determining apoptosis at conjunctival epithelium using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) method. RESULTS: The mean apoptosis rate was 0.537 ± 0.369 (0.026 ± 0.962) in group 1, 0.139 ± 0.162 (0.005 ± 0.676) in group 2, and 0.078 ± 0.035 (0.035 ± 0.142) in the control group (group 3). The mean apoptosis rate was significantly higher in the first group than the other 2 groups (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Apoptotic effects of topical antiglaucoma drugs on the conjunctival epithelial cells were found. However, our results revealed that the number of medications, duration of medication, and type of glaucoma had no effect on the apoptotic effect.
Asunto(s)
Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Conjuntiva/patología , Epitelio/patología , Síndrome de Exfoliación/tratamiento farmacológico , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Administración Tópica , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Biopsia , Quimioterapia Combinada , Síndrome de Exfoliación/patología , Femenino , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/patología , Humanos , Etiquetado Corte-Fin in Situ , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To investigate levels of ghrelin in the aqueous humour (AqH) of patients with exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma and compare them to levels of ghrelin in control subjects. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 15 patients with exfoliation syndrome, 8 with exfoliation glaucoma and 12 control subjects for whom cataract surgery was indicated. The AqH was aspirated from the anterior chamber with a 27-G needle under sterile conditions prior to tissue manipulation. Ghrelin levels were quantified using radioimmunassay kits. RESULTS: Levels of ghrelin in the AqH were 187.87 ± 80.1 pg/mL in the eyes exhibiting exfoliation syndrome, 98.53 ± 50.9 pg/mL in the eyes exhibiting exfoliation glaucoma and 111.40 ± 77.5 pg/mL in the controls. Ghrelin level of patients with exfoliation syndrome were significantly higher than those of patients with exfoliation glaucoma and the controls (P < 0.05). Ghrelin levels of patients with exfoliation glaucoma were lower than those of the controls but were not reach statistically significant (P > 0.05). Age, gender and IOP did not have a significant effect on ghrelin levels in patients with exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma. CONCLUSION: This study is the first to report elevated levels of ghrelin in the AqH in eyes exhibiting exfoliation syndrome. Findings suggest ghrelin might play role in the etiopathogenesis of exfoliation syndrome to exfoliation glaucoma.
Asunto(s)
Humor Acuoso/metabolismo , Síndrome de Exfoliación/metabolismo , Ghrelina/metabolismo , Glaucoma/metabolismo , Anciano , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Presión Intraocular , Masculino , Radioinmunoensayo , Tonometría OcularRESUMEN
Purpose. To investigate the oxidant and antioxidant status of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (DRP). Methods. Forty-four patients who had cataract surgery were enrolled in the study. We included 22 patients with DRP in one group and 22 patients in the control group. Samples of aqueous humor and serum were taken from all patients. Serum and aqueous ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), total thiol, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and total oxidative stress (TOS) levels were compared in two groups. Results. Median serum IMA levels were 44.80 absorbance units in the DRP group and 40.15 absorbance units in the control group (P = 0.031). Median serum total thiol levels in the DRP group were significantly less than those in the control group (3051.13 and 3910.12, resp., P = 0.004). Mean TOS levels in the serum were 2.93 ± 0.19 in the DRP group and 2.61 ± 0.26 in the control group (P = 0.039). The differences in mean total thiol, TAC, and TOS levels in the aqueous humor and mean TAC levels in the serum were not statistically significant. Conclusion. IMA, total thiol, and TOS levels in the serum might be useful markers in monitoring the risk of DRP development.